Prospect climate

Prospect Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Laurinburg Maxton AP, 14 km from Prospect

Average highs run from 81°F on October 1 to 71°F on October 31, and lows from 59°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.69 in over about 9 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Prospect, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
2.69 in
Record high
100°FOct 3, 2019
Record low
26°FOct 29, 2001
Chance of a freeze
20%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 49 min to 10 h 47 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Oct 181°F59°F89°F 201939°F 200132%0%
Oct 281°F58°F97°F 201943°F 201132%0%
Oct 380°F58°F100°F 201938°F 201132%0%
Oct 480°F57°F100°F 201943°F 201132%0%
Oct 580°F57°F93°F 200238°F 201432%0%
Oct 679°F56°F88°F 200042°F 201032%0%
Oct 779°F56°F89°F 200741°F 200132%0%
Oct 879°F56°F93°F 200741°F 200132%0%
Oct 978°F55°F96°F 200735°F 200032%0%
Oct 1078°F55°F90°F 201734°F 200031%0%
Oct 1178°F54°F89°F 201442°F 201231%0%
Oct 1277°F54°F88°F 201740°F 200731%0%
Oct 1377°F53°F85°F 202136°F 200031%0%
Oct 1477°F53°F87°F 202137°F 200631%0%
Oct 1576°F52°F88°F 202135°F 200630%0%
Oct 1676°F52°F89°F 202137°F 200630%0%
Oct 1776°F51°F86°F 201136°F 200130%0%
Oct 1875°F51°F89°F 200732°F 200130%0%
Oct 1975°F51°F88°F 201630°F 201530%0%
Oct 2075°F50°F86°F 200532°F 201530%0%
Oct 2174°F50°F84°F 200534°F 202230%0%
Oct 2274°F49°F86°F 200736°F 201829%0%
Oct 2374°F49°F86°F 200736°F 199829%0%
Oct 2473°F48°F87°F 200130°F 200629%0%
Oct 2573°F48°F83°F 202130°F 200629%0%
Oct 2673°F48°F84°F 202428°F 201329%0%
Oct 2772°F47°F87°F 201030°F 200129%0%
Oct 2872°F47°F85°F 201430°F 200129%0%
Oct 2972°F46°F86°F 202026°F 200129%0%
Oct 3071°F46°F86°F 202328°F 200829%0%
Oct 3171°F46°F88°F 201928°F 200829%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Prospect, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 7:01 PM
October 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:24 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093782 (Laurinburg Maxton AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093782, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.